Violent Rio

Antonia de Barros turns in a gun at a mobile gun collection station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov. 17, 2004. Since the disarmament law, which limits firearms availability and use, took effect in December 2003, Brazil has one of the most modern firearm legislations in the world. But with 36,000 firearm deaths in 2003, the country also leads the world in firearm deaths . On average, 100 people are killed per day by firearms in Brazil. The number of homicides with firearms in Brazil is five times higher than the USA. (AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)